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#1 Muncher

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Posted 27 November 2006 - 10:14 PM

Time for another group buy, this one has been in the making a little while now ;)

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They are standard fitment VX pattern, no wobbly bolts at all.

TMS have produced a set of lightweight Team Dynamics Pro Race 1.2. The front track is widened 5mm to allow for more space for AP brake upgrades.

Front is 195 x 50 x 16 ET 20
Rear is 225 x 45 x 17 ET 35


I have just been offered a set of the same Pro Race 1.2 wheels in the following offsets, for as little as £457 per set:

(7x16 + 7.5x17)
Front is 195 x 50 x 16 ET 25
Rear is 225 x 45 x 17 ET 30

Weighing in at only 7.3kg's the front wheel saves over 3kg's in weight over standard so turn in is far better. The 16" size means a wider choice of tyres can be used including track tyres such as the Toyo R888 and the Yokohama AO48. Standard OEM wheels severely restrict tyre choice and overall handling upgrade routes. The standard front wheel is only 5.5" wide which means that the maximum safe tyre width is only 175mm. Opel also only specced the 17" front rim for aesthetic purposes, the VX220 (like the Elise) was designed around a 16" front wheel for optimum performance - the VX simply handles better on 16" front wheels.


These wheels are already used by a few members of this forum with no problems at all and by a lot of people in France. Having researched the slight variation in offset the general consensus was it is not even possible to notice it the change is so slight and even if it was, a marginal increase in the track width is beneficial. chinky chinky


I've got a deal from a member on the Swiss Speedster site who works at the place who supplied them to people in Europe.

The prices begin at £520 per set and down to £457 for an order of 20 sets.
The price is for delivery to one location in the UK so will need to be collected or sent out.

For what it's worth I think it's a damn good price and will be getting 2 sets for myself, that just leaves 18 more to go :P

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Posted 27 November 2006 - 10:28 PM

So basically these are are similar to the TMS ones but with them you could not fit the TMS big brake kit?

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Posted 27 November 2006 - 10:35 PM

Correct :)

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Posted 27 November 2006 - 10:39 PM

Not being technical, why wont they fit with AP's......? :(

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Posted 27 November 2006 - 10:40 PM

Not being technical, why wont they fit with AP's......? :(


I assume the backs of the spokes get very close to, or touch the calipers.

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Posted 27 November 2006 - 10:43 PM

Gutted.....

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Posted 27 November 2006 - 10:46 PM

Gutted.....


Best to check with Thorney. The number of people who go for the AP kits I imagine is pretty low given the cost. You can simply fit a 5mm spacer with no problems though, that will move them 5mm away from the calipers and give the same offset as the TMS ones.

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Posted 27 November 2006 - 11:00 PM

Flipping eck!! £450 for a set of wheels? How much for tyres? I guess Toyo 888's or the T1R's would be the best bet? Any ideas on price?

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Posted 27 November 2006 - 11:03 PM

t1rs about 300 the full set and r888 about 450 in those sizes! not bad at all...

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Posted 27 November 2006 - 11:24 PM

t1rs about 300 the full set and r888 about 450 in those sizes! not bad at all...


Cheapest I have heard for T1R are £250 a set.

r888 can he had for £310 a set including the rebate, I think that was how much Mick43 paid for his. thumbsup

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Posted 27 November 2006 - 11:26 PM

one word...... WOW :o

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Posted 28 November 2006 - 08:19 AM

Not being technical, why wont they fit with AP's......? :(


Are you talking about turbos here? I thought all turbos came with AP's on the front, so these wheels wont fit a turbo? I'm confused :D

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Posted 28 November 2006 - 08:54 AM


Not being technical, why wont they fit with AP's......? :(


Are you talking about turbos here? I thought all turbos came with AP's on the front, so these wheels wont fit a turbo? I'm confused :D

I think he's refering to the big brake 4-pot AP kit that TMS sell.

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Posted 28 November 2006 - 08:56 AM

Ding, the ones on the left below.

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Posted 28 November 2006 - 09:10 AM

<homer> Mmmmm. Big brakes. thumbsup </homer>

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Posted 28 November 2006 - 10:48 AM

According to Team Dynamics there is no wheel of that size. If its a stock item I'm sure we can supply it but seeing as we went to the effort and expense of speccing the wheels for the VX I'd be surprised as they certainly weren't available when we did the work.

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Posted 28 November 2006 - 10:50 AM

If these wheels do exist then for £450 I will take a set!

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Posted 28 November 2006 - 11:01 AM

id hazard a guess and say they were a wheel specialy ordered to the sweedish/german speedster groupbuys?

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Posted 28 November 2006 - 12:03 PM

Thorney, two members on this site already have them and posted saying they did way back when you specced you first posted mentioning about Team Dynamics wheels.

http://www.vx220.org...pic=39573&st=80 - Shagga already has them

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Alanoo also does too:

got some of these too, in France...
No spacer or adapter needed, 770€ for the full set


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Sorry, have no specific piccy of the wheels only :P


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Posted 28 November 2006 - 12:13 PM

Those were 17" fronts not 16".




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